Autism Speaks and Calls for Action to Light It Up Blue

Published at 5:15 PM PDT on Mar 18, 2016

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Every April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates Light It Up Blue campaign to bring awareness about autism awareness. Last year over 18,600 iconic structures, buildings, landmarks in over 142 countries around the world light up blue showing support for this growing public health issue. This year, Autism Speaks has partnered up with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to make this campaign bigger and better. The tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the Patronas Twin Towers in Malaysia will light it up blue for the very first time. Thousands of buildings and landmarks have gone “blue” year after year, including the Empire State building in New York, Sydney Opera House in Australia, Niagara Falls in Canada, The Great Pyramids of Giza, The Freedom Tower in New York, John Hancock Center in Chicago, and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

Bay Area residents can get involved with the Light It Up Blue Campaign in four key ways: